[dm-devel] [PATCH v3] libmultipath: update INFINIDAT builtin config

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

On 11/7/18 11:41 AM, Martin Wilck wrote:

> I apologize for coming back to this after more than a year.
> I've been wondering about your dev_loss recommendation.
> 
> What is the rationale for setting dev_loss and fast_io_fail to the same
> value, which is straight against the general recommendation? And what
> is the reason for the aggressively low dev_loss value anyway? Device
> loss and re-discovery is much more complex to handle for both the
> kernel and multipathd than failure/reinstantiation. You are the only
> vendor who recommends setting dev_loss less than the default of 600s. 
> 
> Could you share your reasoning please?
IMO, any change of a standard value should be documented.